Lebogang Nkoane and 75
75, is a daily collaborative photographic project by Lebogang Nkoane. It is an idea derived from Sinah Ntholi Nkoane, a photography - journal he has been running for five years or so. ...
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Rethink: The Afrikaner
The Afrikaner “selfwerksaamheid” (“self reliance”) approach to life is strictly observed and followed in Orania. Afrikaners fill all jobs from management to labour, and man all services such as schools and shops. Emphasis is placed upon a communal way of living - everyone helps out where needed. This way of living has often given outsiders the impression that Orania and its people are living in the past, and are clinging to an untenable, race-based heritage. ...
Abraham Onoriode Oghobase
Abraham Onoriode Oghobase is a Nigerian photographer and artist who is currently exploring the issues faced by humans and their emotions. His 'The Tunnel' project looks at those who call The Katamantu train station home in Ghana. ...
Myriam Abdelaziz
Myriam Abdelaziz is a French photographer of Egyptian origins who is currently based in New York. She has looked at the plight of many Dafuris who are currently living in Cairo and documented the struggles they faced on a daily basis. ...
Yo-Yo Gonthier
This month we look at Yo-Yo Gonthier, originaly from Niger but now residing in Paris. Yo-Yo frequently looks at how Africa's past colonial past has influenced the architecture and people of a country. In his 'Monuments' series, he looks at how memorials to France's colonial past are present yet invisible in public places. His use of colour and the fact that his images are often not subjected to the usual retouching process so many ...
Ilan Godfrey | Living With Crime
Ilan Godfrey's 'Living with Crime' project looks at victims of crime in South Africa, who have suffered a horrendous ordeal or lost a loved one due to violent crime. People in South Africa are almost desensitized to the way they live and from what he has learned is that communities have adapted to this way of living on a daily basis, this was no different for Ilan growing up in Johannesburg. He saw friends and ...
Lebohang Mashiloane | Living In the Dark
In my continued effort to showcase the work being produced by fellow Africans, I was alerted to the work of Lebohang Mashiloane by Thato Mogotsi of The Times (thanks!). He's spent a considerable amount of time looking at the some of the social issues being faced by those trying to find a new life in South Africa. The one that really made me notice ...
Willem de Lange | Emerging Farmers in South Africa
Willem de Lange has started a project looking at emerging farmers in South Africa. Since the end of Apartheid, many white owned farms have been given back to the people who originally owned the land. The problem currently being faced is a lack of support and training to new farmers, often resulting in farm land going to waste. Your Emerging Farmers project, how did this come about? The subject is a very sensitive one, with white ...
Paul Close: The Snakebox Odyssey
A broken daughters toy is what it took to get Paul Close to realise a lifetime ambition of driving back through his native Africa in the hope of fetching a new one. What followed was 16 years of riding, over three stages and countless photos later. Paul took time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions about his amazing journey and ...
Musa Nxumalo
As part of my ongoing approach to try and showcase as many talented young photographers in South Africa, I finally got time to speak to Musa Nxumalo and get him to answer a few questions about himself and his work. Tell us more about yourself, who is Musa Nxumalo? Musa Nxumalo is a 23 year old alumni of the Market Photo Workshop who currently lives in Soweto and ...